The "socket" for the femoral head is called the acetabulum.
No.1 Head of the humerus is fixed in socket of glenoid cavity or scapula thus forming shoulder joint. No.2 Head of femur in acetabulum of hip bone forming hip joint.
The three bones that fuse to form the hip bones are the ilium, ischium, and pubis. The large socket that results from their formation, which accepts the head of the femur, is called the acetabulum.
Another name for the hip socket is acetabulum.
The bone marking of the femur that articulates with the pelvic girdle is called the head of the femur.
Socket
The hip the name for the joint between the lower limb and the pelvis. It is a ball and socked joint where the head of the femur is the ball and the the acetabulum is the socket. The joint is buried under layers of muscle and is not visible externally.
The hip the name for the joint between the lower limb and the pelvis. It is a ball and socked joint where the head of the femur is the ball and the the acetabulum is the socket. The joint is buried under layers of muscle and is not visible externally.
another name for the femur is the thigh bone
The thighbone's scientific name is the femur.
the same femur
The scientific name for the thigh bone is femur.
hip name: femuroacetabular joint joint type: ball and socket motion: flexion extension adduction and abduction circumduction